Patricia R. Bates-Baier, 77

Patricia R. Bates-Baier, 77, of Conway, died April 11, 2012, at the Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor.

Patricia was born on Sept. 11, 1934, in Marquette, the daughter of Selima Balmes and graduated from the Graveraet High School in Marquette in 1952 and later attended a local beauty school.

In 1954, Pat married Jerome "Jerry" Bates in Marquette and together they moved to Cadillac and in 1972, moved to Conway, Mich.

Pat worked as a secretary in the Trust Department at the State Bank and Trust and later worked at Century 21, and was also a Weight Watchers leader.

Pat and Jerry loved dancing and in 1978, they founded the Harbor Lites Square Dancing Club in Harbor Springs and were also members of the Llano Grande Squares in Harlingen, Texas, where Pat and Jerry wintered. Jerry preceded Pat in death on July 11, 2001.

On July 1, 2006, Pat married Robert Baier and he survives.

Pat was a member of the St. Francis Xavier parish in Petoskey and served there as a Eucharistic minister. She was an avid traveler and quite a seamstress and antique finder, but her greatest passion was her family and she was a devoted grandmother and great-grandmother.

Pat is survived by two children, Cynthia (Larry) McGonigal of Canton, Mich., and Brian Bates of Petoskey; two grandchildren, Jason Johansen and Rachelle Bates; and by three great-grandchildren, Kieran Johansen, Blaise Bates and Elliana Bates.

A funeral Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Petoskey.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today, Friday, April 13, at Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey. Burial will be in the St. Francis Cemetery in Petoskey.